new build specs approval please

chris-82

chris-82

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so building a pc for a friend and it has to be done as cheap as possible so here is wat i have so far i ralise i have to buy a operating system i already have him a case and cpu fan he will be new to pc gaming this being his first pc rig.

i would much appreciate it if people could cast there eyes on my list and see what they think,what i could change for better or cheaper
cheers chris:D


Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155Processor(77W) - OEM £173.99

Sapphire HD 7850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £134.99

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99

MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £76.99

OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £51.95

Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99


also which is the better mb or is there a better one in that price ranhe i havent picked?
 
The MSI Z77-G43 is voltage locked/limited.

Asrock boards are poorly built and have a rubbish warranty.

The Gigabyte Z77-D3H isn't voltage locked and well built with a great warranty and is the best budget board in that price range.
 
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stulid said:
The MSI Z77-G43 is voltage locked/limited.

Asrock boards are poorly built and have a rubbish warranty.

The Gigabyte Z77-D3H isn't voltage locked and well built with a great warranty and is the best budget board in that price range.
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Cannot agree this enough....

Also, id get the 7850 2GB edition, from one of these:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £155.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £139.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
Total : £437.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
chris-82 said:
alwaysthought the gigabyte boards where good budget boards(have on myself)

which is best or whats the difference?
Gigabyte Z77-HD3 Intel Z77
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ktdetailseite&emcs2=MB-401-GI&emcs3=MB-432-GI

Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-401-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

oops didnt realise i picked a 1gb my bad thanks for picking that up and the mb advice
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Simple answer is:

You want this one:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
Total : £99.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

 
thanks doomedspeed added to the basket
not sure to get him b grade as i want the gigabyte wf 7850 but not sure to pay extra so he has the warranty if he gets issues he will be lost.lol

edit:its gone lol
 
What case do you have? Also you may want to invest in a aftermarket cooler to overclock the CPU,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CML8GX3M2B1600C11) £43.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £632.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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